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W4244

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

W4244

F

QR

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-09-26

Struck off:

1942-11-14

Crashed

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Returned in poor visibility and crashed on farmland near Honiton, Devon trying to reach RAF Exeter.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Squadron:

61

Mission:

Gardening (River Adour)

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

P

JL

EH

FC

CH

L

EE

Campbell

Jackson

131110

Killed

RAFVR

960546

Killed

RAFVR

Corbett

1312943

Killed

RAFVR

Bunclark

Coakley

657816

Killed

RAFVR

1268257

Killed

RAFVR

Littlewood

992167

Killed

RAFVR

Bartholomew

1585069

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4244
1942-09-26
61 Sqn
W4244
1942-11-11
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4244
1942-10-06
61
QR
F
Syerston
Osnabruck
1955
0135
W4244
1942-10-12
61
QR
F
Syerston
Wismar
1755
2210
W4244
1942-10-13
61
QR
F
Syerston
Kiel
1835
0116
W4244
1942-10-22
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
1755
0230
W4244
1942-10-24
61
QR
F
Syerston
Milan
1225
2310
W4244
1942-11-06
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
2140
2145
W4244
1942-11-07
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
1738
0304
W4244
1942-11-10
61
QR
F
Syerston
Gardening (River Adour)
1730
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